It strikes me as a bit odd that I’m posting my Baseball Prospectus blog item on the Marlins’ stadium deal and not my much more in-depth Field of Schemes item, but I don’t make the rules here — oh wait, … Continue reading
I’ve been wondering about how to reconcile the need for consumer spending to save the economy and the need to stop buying so much useless crap for a while now, and wondering where I’d find a guru to make sense … Continue reading
The Yankees have started removing the turf from their old stadium — could demolishing the House That Ruth Built itself be imminent? The long wait in the Bronx may be close to an ending: A WCBS radio news helicopter flew … Continue reading
Don’t assume the San Jose A’s are a foregone conclusion by any means, but moving the team there is more likely than it seemed last week: During my chat a couple of weeks back, I wrote of the Oakland A’s … Continue reading
The Coney Island community board voted on the controversial neighborhood rezoning plan last night, and the result gave herding cats a bad name: It took four years, but the fate of Coney Island’s future finally began the deliberative phase tonight, … Continue reading
So I went to buy Mets tickets today, and got a hard lesson in cognitive dissonant post-crash economics: Mets tickets for April and May went on “presale” today to the lucky few — that is, anyone on the Mets email … Continue reading
So while up in the Bronx the other day, I was looking at the Yankees’ side-by-side old and new stadiums, and realized one needed to go soon to make way for public parks to replace those destroyed by the new … Continue reading
If you missed my appearance on the WNYE-FM program “Communique” last Wednesday, I’ve uploaded a recording of the show here. Much talk about why New York’s welfare rolls haven’t risen amid the economic downturn, with myself and the excellent Liz … Continue reading
Late notice, but I’ll be on WNYE-FM in New York City, 91.5 on your radio dial, from 1 to 1:30 pm today talking about my recent article on falling welfare rolls amid rising need. I can’t find a link for … Continue reading
More on the Great Yankees Ticket Kerfuffle: Give the Yanks credit for trying: It may not have pushed A-Roid off the front pages, but Ticketgate is certainly starting to give him a run for his money. More tales of fan … Continue reading